Native Business Podcast - Episode 2

This episode of the Native Business Podcast, recorded live at the 2019 Native Business Summit, focuses on the Hemp opportunity in Indian Country and is titled: "Industrial Hemp: Doing Well by Doing Good". This podcast discusses the tremendous business potential of legal industrial hemp and the thousands of products it can produce. In addition to being a profitable agricultural commodity, hemp is environmentally positive and can remove carbon from the air and toxins from the land. Native-owned businesses have unique opportunities and commercial advantages in the hemp industry, and can partner with Tribes and other enterprises to create sustainable crops and in-demand value added products.

This special episode of the Native Business Podcast is hosted by Mika Leonard, a member of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and features an expert panel including:

Vincent Logan – Chief Financial Officer/Chief Investment Officer, Native American Agriculture Fund

Aaron Fournier – Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Native American Hemp

Greg Guedel – Attorney, Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker LLP

G. Blake Jackson, J.D. – Policy Officer and Staff Attorney, Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative at the University of Arkansas

Coby Smith – Principal, Salt Plains Hemp, LLC

The views or opinions expressed by the guest speakers are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Native Business, LLC.